Isabella Whittaker - Women's Track & Field - Arkansas Razorbacks

Isabella Whittaker

RS Jr./Sr. | 5-6 | Sprints | Laurel, Maryland | Mount DeSales Academy / Penn

College | Penn

2024
Outdoor: Finished sixth in 400m at U.S. Olympic Trials with a time of 50.68 … Named to Team USA 4 x 400m relay pool for Paris Olympics … Posted a 51.18 in first round and 50.48 in semifinal at U.S. Olympic Trials … Produced her third PR of outdoor season with a 50.17 to place fifth in NCAA Championships 400m final behind the 1-2-3-4 super sweep by Arkansas … Had a 51.05 in NCAA semifinal, also member of 4 x 100m and 4 x 400m relays in NCAA prelims … At NCAA East First Round clocked 52.28 in opening round and a then PR of 50.82 in second round … Swept 200m and 400m at Ivy League Championships with a career best 23.18 (1.3) and 51.38, also on winning 4 x 100m relay … At Penn Relays, member of third place 4 x 400m relay (3:29.29), with a 50.04 anchor leg, and third place sprint medley relay (3:42.32) … Set a then PR of 51.14 to place seventh in 400m at Florida’s Tom Jones Memorial Invitational and ran 23.34 in 200m … Double winner at Penn Invitational in 200m (23.62w) and 400m (52.11) … Member of runner-up 4 x 400m relay (3:29.64) and third place 4 x 100m relay (43.96) at Florida Relays.

Indoor: Finished 11 in NCAA 400m prelims with a 52.93 … Member of ninth place 4 x 400m relay (3:31.82) at NCAA Championships, split 52.65 on anchor leg … Competed in three events at Ivy League Heptagonal, winning the 400m (52.54), placing second in the 200m (23.90, 23.74 prelim), and finished third in 60m with a 7.44 after a career best 7.39 in prelim … Placed fourth in 400m (52.14) at Clemson Tiger Paw Invitational, ran on third place 4 x 400m relay (3:29.86) … Won 400m in indoor best of 51.69 at Boston University Terrier Classic and ran on winning 4 x 400m relay (3:32.44) … Established career best of 1:10.12 to win 500m at Wesley A. Brown Invitational … Won 400m (52.96) at Penn Select 10 … Won 300m in 37.66 at Seahawk Shootout and placed second in 60m (7.50).

2023
Outdoor: Competed in NCAA Championships on 4 x 400m relay (3:33.43) that placed 16th in semifinal … Qualified for NCAA East Preliminary Round in 400m, posting times of 53.69 and 53.40 … Member of winning 4 x 100m relay and 4 x 400m relay at Ivy League Championships, also finished second in 400m in 52.65 … Won 400m at Virginia Challenge in 53.79.

Indoor: Ivy League Heptagonal runner-up in 400m (55.36) and member of runner-up 4 x 400m relay … Produced a 54.58 in 400m at Clemson Tiger Paw Invite … Won 400m (55.34) at Scarlet Knight Open and placed fourth in 200m (24.55) … Won 500m in 1:13.78 at Wesley A. Brown Invitational … Runner-up in 600m with a 1:32.64 at Seahawk Shootout.

2022
Outdoor: Member of 4 x 400m relay that placed 16th in NCAA East Preliminary Round (3:39.57) … In Ivy League Championships, won 400m in 54.07 and member of winning 4 x 400m relay and third place 4 x 100m relay … Placed fourth in 400m (55.87) at Tennessee Relays … Swept 200m (24.57) and 400m (55.27) titles at Big Five Meet.

2021
Outdoor: Competed in NCAA 400m semifinal, posting a time of 53.42 … Won 200m at TCNJ Lions Last Chance meet in 23.62 … Won 200m (23.76) and 400m (52.50) at Penn Twilight … Swept 200m (23.76) and 400m (53.54) at Penn Challenge.

High School
2020 graduate of Mount DeSales Academy … Earned All-America status three times … Ranked No. 4 nationally in the 300m, No. 5 in the 500m, and No. 6 in the 200m.

Career best marks

Indoor

  • 200m | 23.74
  • 300m | 37.66
  • 400m | 51.69
  • 500m | 1:10.12
  • 600m | 1:32.64

Outdoor

  • 200m | 23.18
  • 400m | 50.17